[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR77.35]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 77--TUBERCULOSIS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart C--Captive Cervids
 
Sec. 77.35  Interstate movement from accredited herds.

    (a) Qualifications. To be recognized as an accredited herd:
    (1) All captive cervids in the herd eligible for testing in 
accordance with Sec. 77.33(f) must have tested negative to at least 
three consecutive official tuberculosis tests, conducted at 9-15 month 
intervals. However, captive cervids under 1 year of age that are not

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natural additions to the herd do not have to be tested if they were born 
in and originate from an accredited herd.
    (2) The owner of the herd must have a document issued by cooperating 
State or Federal animal health officials stating that the herd has met 
the requirements in paragraph (a)(1) of this section and is classified 
as an accredited herd.
    (b) Movement allowed. Except as provided in Sec. 77.23 with regard 
to captive cervids that originate in an accredited-free State or zone, 
and except as provided in Sec. 77.31 with regard to captive cervids that 
originate in a nonaccredited State or zone, a captive cervid from an 
accredited herd may be moved interstate without further tuberculosis 
testing only if it is accompanied by a certificate, as provided in 
Sec. 77.32(c), that includes a statement that the captive cervid is from 
an accredited herd. If a group of captive cervids from an accredited 
herd is being moved interstate together to the same destination, all 
captive cervids in the group may be moved under one certificate.
    (c) Herd additions allowed. No captive cervid may be added to an 
accredited herd except in accordance with paragraphs (c)(4) and (c)(5), 
and either paragraph (c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(3) of this section, as 
follows:
    (1) The captive cervid to be added must be moved directly from an 
accredited herd;
    (2) The captive cervid to be added must be moved directly from a 
qualified or monitored herd and must have tested negative to an official 
tuberculosis test conducted within 90 days prior to movement to the 
premises of the accredited herd. Any captive cervid moved from a 
qualified or monitored herd must also be isolated from all members of 
the accredited herd until it tests negative to an official tuberculosis 
test conducted at least 90 days following the date of arrival at the 
premises of the accredited herd. If a group of captive cervids is being 
moved together, the entire group must be isolated from all other 
livestock during the testing period, but captive cervids in the group 
need not be isolated from each other during that period. Such herd 
additions will not receive status as members of the accredited herd for 
purposes of interstate movement until they have tested negative to an 
official tuberculosis test and have been released from isolation; or
    (3) If the captive cervid to be added is not being moved directly 
from a classified herd, the captive cervid must be isolated from all 
other members of the herd of origin and must test negative to two 
official tuberculosis tests. The isolation must begin at the time of the 
first official tuberculosis test. The tests must be conducted at least 
90 days apart, and the second test must be conducted within 90 days 
prior to movement to the premises of the accredited herd. The captive 
cervid must also be isolated from all members of the accredited herd 
until it tests negative to an official tuberculosis test conducted at 
least 90 days following the date of arrival at the premises of the 
accredited herd. If a group of captive cervids is being moved together, 
the entire group must be isolated from all other animals during the 
testing period, but captive cervids in the group need not be isolated 
from each other during that period. Such herd additions will not receive 
status as members of the accredited herd for purposes of interstate 
movement until they have tested negative to an official tuberculosis 
test and have been released from isolation.
    (4) A captive cervid to be added must not have been exposed during 
the 90 days prior to its movement to either:
    (i) A captive cervid from a herd with a lower classification status 
than its own; or
    (ii) Any tuberculous livestock.
    (d) Maintenance of accredited herd status. To maintain status as an 
accredited herd, the herd must test negative to an official tuberculosis 
test within 21-27 months from the anniversary date of the third 
consecutive test with no evidence of tuberculosis disclosed (that is, 
the test on which the herd was recognized as accredited or the 
accrediting test). Each time the herd is tested for reaccreditation, it 
must be tested 21-27 months from the anniversary date of the accrediting 
test, not from the last date of reaccreditation (for example, if a herd 
is accredited on January 1 of a given year, the anniversary date will be 
January 1 of every second year).

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Accredited herd status is valid for 24 months (730 days) from the 
anniversary date of the accrediting test. If the herd is tested between 
24 and 27 months after the anniversary date, its accredited herd status 
will be suspended for the interim between the anniversary date and the 
reaccreditation test. During the suspension period, the herd will be 
considered ``unclassified'' and captive cervids may be moved interstate 
from the herd only in accordance with the movement requirements for the 
State or zone in which the herd is located.